Hanoi & the world

Hanoi marks 70 years of India’s Independence Day

The Embassy of India in
Vietnam held a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of India’s Independence
Day (August 15, 1947) in Hanoi on August 15.

Speaking to his guests, who included Minister of
Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan, Indian Ambassador Parvathaneni
Harish affirmed the close relations between the two countries.

The bilateral cooperation is growing in various
fields such as defense-security, economics, science-technology, human resources
and training, and culture, he noted.

He said 2017 is the year of friendship between
Vietnam and India since the two countries are celebrating the 45th anniversary
of their diplomatic ties, the 10th anniversary of strategic partnership, and the
25th anniversary of ASEAN-India dialogue partnership.-VNA